Jon the Potter at Ledbury Primary School Nursery

Pleased as punch to be back at LPS working with the children and staff in the Nursery. This is the fourth year in succession we have run the project exploring language and communication within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) via the medium of clay. Parents and carers are also encouraged to stay and work with their children.Create shapes in clay at Ledbury Primary School NurseryEastnor Pottery with Ledbury Primary School Nursery

The sessions have proved extremely successful, growing in popularity with parents year by year. The first session this time around was no exception and we had a full house of young potters and their significant grown ups making clay pizza, cakes and pottery monsters.

Here are a few nuggets of conversation:

“my clay is cold”

cherry pizza….I like our pizzas…..snake cherry and splat pizza”

 “I’ve made a little cake…I’m going to make my big cake…..I need one more cherry….You cant eat the mud!…one cherry squished…How did you cut your cake like a pizza?”

Interesting shapes after Ledbury Primary School Nursery workshop

 

Great Greek Pottery piece made with Picklenash Primary and Eastnor PotteryWe are often called upon by primary schools to work with children to extend their learning about certain topics within the curriculum.

Ancient Greece provides ample opportunity for clay and pottery work and if we had a pound for every time…. ;)

Jon had a lovely day working in Newent with Yr 4, 5 and 6 at Picklenash Junior School, part of the Federation of Newent Schools. The children made their very own interpretations of traditional shapes, examples of which can be seen by selecting the following links: Amphorae, SkyphoiHydriai and Rhyton.

Example of Ancient Greek ceramic work

Great weekend holdiay at Eastnor Pottery

This couple spent a weekend break in Herefordshire, visiting attractions and sampling local activities. They spent the morning at Westons Cider before making the 15 minute journey to Eastnor Pottery having discovered us on Trip Advisor. They took to the potter’s wheel like ducks to water, creating magnificent shapes and technicaly difficult forms.

It came as no surprise they were both mechanical engineers who, in our experience completely understand the forces at work on the potter’s wheel. Oh, and they were such lovely people too! Well done you two.

Ambitiously tall pot at Eastnor Pottery                            Slip painting on to great mug at Eastnor Pottery